| Posted by Robert Chambers on May 15, 2012
At noon at Prante's on May 15th the club honored the Rotary Students of the Month for May 2012 named from four of the six of the high schools in Richland County. Neither Lidgerwood nor Fairmount nominated students this month. The students are nominated from the Junior class at each of the schools by the Faculty. As the school is much larger Wahpeton High School nominates three students each month. The students invite a faculty member (many faculty regard this invitation as an honor) and their parents to attend with them. Each student tells the members a bit about themselves and their plans and is then subject to a few questions from the floor. See the "Students of the Month May, 2012" tab on the left hand side of our home page to open the student's bios and pictures. This is the last Student of the Month luncheon for the 2011-12 fiscal year. Thanks to Joel Lysne for being Master of Ceremonies for each luncheon this year.
From left to right: Joel Lysne, New Generations Chairman; Sophie Syversten, Richland #44; Alyssa Jane Prochnow, Carissa Jost and Alex Lunneborg all from Wahpeton H.S.; Jared Haberman, Wyndmere and President Pam Erlandson. (Absent: Kelsey Gaukler from Hankinson H.S.) |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on May 08, 2012
Accompanied by their teacher Christy Stenseth three Richland 44 students read their winning Four Way Test essays at the regular club meeting Tuesday May 8th at Prante's. All three local winners were from the same high school.
The winning essay by Alexandria (Lexi) Gomez talked about peace in the home. Lexi is a seventeen year old senior who will be going to MSUM in the fall in Spanish/Psychology.
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on May 01, 2012
On May 1st the members of the Wahpeton Rotary Club heard from Andy Peterson the President and CEO of the North Dakota Chamber of Commerce during their regular noon hour meeting at Prante's. He explained the Chamber's lobbing of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly on behalf of business describing both defensive and offensive lobbying. Overall he finds that the North Dakota legislators are open to listening to the Chamber and other interests and have the ability to compromise and do what is best of the people of North Dakota.
He went on to describe the founding of the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. As many local Chambers had been founded prior to the US Chamber many North Dakota communities, including Wahpeton, are founding members of the US Chamber and that is represented on a large mural in the lobby of the Chamber's building in Washington.
He closed by dealing with Measure Two, a measure that will be on the North Dakota ballot in June. He is mildly amused that the Chamber has had to be counter- intuitive on this issue. Normally they would not be in favor of keeping a tax but he calls Measure Two a "plan without a plan" and while well meaning has a "myriad of unintended consequences" most of which would not be in the best interests of North Dakota. In particular that extends to local governments who would have restricted ways to raise revenue and have to have their budgets funded by and thus approved by the state legislature. That loss of local control would be harmful to the communities and a burden on the legislature. He pointed out that much of the wording of Measure Two likely has consequences not intended by the proponents or is very confusing as to what exactly is intended. For these reasons the Chamber opposes Measure Two.
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Apr 25, 2012
"Got Grass? We don't" read the T-shirts of the Minot Rotarians promoting their Rotary Plant Hope project to purchase grass seed for Minot residents to reseed their lawns after the devastation of the Souris River flood a year ago. On April 25th, just prior to a Club Vision process, Area Four Assistant District Governor Marilyn Chambers presented the Rotary Club of Minot (Noon), N.D. Ron Merritt a check for $ 540.00 from the Rotary Club of Wahpeton to assist in the project. The check will purchase grass seed for a whole block of homes. The Wahpeton club continues to raise money for this project through it's "Happy Dollars" campaign.
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Apr 18, 2012
This Friday April 20th our Zone 28-29 Rotary International Director Betsy Demaray will be at the White House. She will be speaking on behalf of Rotary on the subject of volunteerism and there will be a live video feed on www.whitehouse.gov/live. The time slot for the event is 9:45 A.M.to 11 A.M. CDT. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Apr 17, 2012
At noon at Prante's on April 17th the club honored the Rotary Students of the Month for April 2012 named from four of the six of the high schools in Richland County. Neither Lidgerwood nor Fairmount nominated students this month. The students are nominated from the Junior class at each of the schools by the Faculty. As the school is much larger Wahpeton High School nominates three students each month. The students invite a faculty member to attend with them (many faculty regard this invitation as an honor) and their parents. Each tells the members a bit about themselves and their plans and is then subject to a few questions from the floor. See the "Students of the Month April, 2012" tab on the left hand side of our home page to open the student's bios and pictures.
Pictured above from left to right: Joel Lysne, Wahpeton Rotary's New.Generations Chair; Wyndmere's Bailey Lisa Haugen; Hankinson's Alyssa Kath; Richland 44's Hunter Evanson; and Wahpeton's Chelby Ward, Sydney Chase and Zachary Hruby. Chelby Ward is pictured in the thumbnail. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Apr 10, 2012
Relating some of what Rotary is about to some of what the Chamber is about the Executive Vice President of the Wahpeton-Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce, Ron Rowland, spoke to the Rotary members at their regular noon meeting Tuesday, April, 10th.
His immediate concern was to make members aware of the North Dakota Measure Two debate this evening at 7 P.M at the Eagles that he will moderate and featuring advocates for both the Pros and the Cons of the measure. The measure will be on the June ballot in North Dakota.
He spoke of the "Business After Hours" event scheduled for April 19th at the Eagles.
The Chamber is also sponsoring an innovative new event the "Recreation Sale in the Park" in Breckenridge's Wells Memorial Park on April 28th from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Here buyers and sellers will be able to buy or sell recreational vehicles, motorcycles, scooters, trailers and any similar recreation equipment.
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Apr 03, 2012
On Tuesday, April 3rd members heard about the 1012 Manufacturing Tour from Jane P. Priebe, CEcD the Wahpeton City Director of Economic Development. After Gwinner, N.D.. Wahpeton has the highest per capita manufacturing profile in North Dakota. Unlike most of the country manufacturing firms problem here is finding labor as the whole SE corner of North Dakota is very busy. Thus, for the companies, one of the objectives of the tour is explaining to potential employees the benefits of working for that company. For many of us the question is: "What goes on behind those walls?" The tour will be done as the home tour is done. One obtains a map (www.tourofmanufacturing.org) and then starting at 9 A.M on Saturday, April 21st (until 1 P.M.) one may travel to the various participating businesses for a 20 minute tour of each plant. More information can be obtained at 1-800-654-5773. 
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Mar 27, 2012
The luncheon honoring the Rotary Students of the Month from the various Richland County high schools is always one of the most popular meetings for members. Today's was no exception as we honored seven students , this time all male, as being both exceptional and having Rotary values. Please see the Student of the Month newsletter with photos and bios by clicking on the tab "Students of the Month, March" under "Downloads" just above the calendar in the left tabs on the home page. Joel Lysne (left front) is the club's New Generations Chair.
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Mar 27, 2012
As both his residence and office have been relocated Immediate Past President Dick Geiselhart's last day with The Rotary Club of Wahpeton, ND was today, March 27, 2012. President Pam E. thanked him for his service on behalf of the club and on a personal note recognizing how much help he had been to her. Dick will be transferring to the Rotary Club of Alexandria, MN. in District 5950. Their web site is www.AlexRotary.com and, if you happen to be in Alexandria on a Thursday noon they meet at the Broadway Ballroom/Garden Center Lanes, 115 30th Ave. E, Alexandria. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Mar 20, 2012
During their regular meeting at Prante's on Tuesday March 20th members heard from Keith Brokke and Blake Crosby each of the FM-AM club. This club has led the way in international projects during the past few years and, as Keith pointed out, the Wahpeton club has consistently supported or been with them. Keith started by speaking of the World Community Service fund in District 5580. We are the only District in the world that funds construction projects in this innovative way. With the other three F-M area clubs and using District Funds they have led on the Handicapped Park and the Miracle Ball field in Fargo. However today they were in Wahpeton to speak of their international projects in Guatemala, India and Tanzania.
Keith Brokke
Blake Crosby
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Mar 15, 2012
During a dinner to celebrate their scholars at the North Dakota State College of Science on the evening of March 7th two scholarships from the Rotary Club of Wahpeton, N.D. were awarded. Each scholarship is worth five hundred dollars ($ 500 US) and each was awarded to a liberal arts student. Receiving the scholarships were Denim Schneider from Wahpeton, N.D. and Kayla Schrader from Wolcott, N.D. Intern Secretary (Secretary-Elect) Jeff Christopherson (photo) represented the club at the dinner. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Mar 13, 2012
Most people are aware of the agriculture agent at the county extension office but who knew there were other agents? Members heard from the Family Consumer Science Agent for the Richland County Extension Service, Colleen M. Svingen at their regular meeting today at Prante's. Her specific topic, complete with an exercise for the members, was resiliency. Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or other sources of significant stress such as family and relationship problems, financial, workplace, and health problems. It is the "bouncing back" phenomenon and is a learned behavior that is ordinary, not extraordinary. She talked about ten ways to build resilience. The family consumer science services are available to anyone in the county and are an important part of the services programs. It and the agriculture, now more typically horticulture, programs are linked in some situations; as an example in the youth services such as 4-H education. Other youth education services include archery training and air rifle training. Other upcoming education programs include parenting classes based on solid research (let's not repeat the errors of our parents; why do we take golf lessons but not parenting lessons) and large quantity (non-commercial gatherings - weddings, church socials) safe  food preparation. How the roles of the county extension services have changed over the years with changes in the culture was discussed. It has been a challenge for the service to adapt but they are trying hard to provide education relevant to individual and society needs in the twenty-first century.
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Mar 08, 2012
The 2012-13 President of Rotary International, Sakuji Tanaka of Japan, has announced that Elizabeth "Betsy” Demaray, from Sault Ste. Marie has been named the Treasurer of Rotary International. Betsy currently sits on the 19 member Board of Directors of Rotary International for 2011-13, and each year one member of the board is appointed as the Treasurer. She will be the first woman to ever served as an officer of the organization in its 105 year history and will oversee a $100 million budget. 2007. Demaray joined the Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie in 1988, soon after women were allowed to join the organization. She became the club’s first female president in 1994 and served again as its president in 2000, she was elected as the first female District Governor for District 6290.
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Mar 06, 2012
One of our own, Smith Motors sales consultant Jeff Christopherson, explained the current trends in motor vehicles as the program at the club's regular meeting today, March 6th at Prante's. He began by explaining the improvements over the past couple of decades in vehicle engineering both for safety and vehicle longevity as well as the improved sales practices in the industry. He identified fuel injection and front wheel drive as clear engineering improvements and the use by consumers of the internet to check pre-purchase on vehicles as leveling prices and the playing field for dealers.
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Mar 05, 2012
Members of the club have historically read to various classes at Wahpeton Central Elementary and this year is no different. Here the program manager for the club Suzanne Pehl an owner of TLP Trucking, Inc.  gets comfortable in the hall and assists a Grade Two student from Mrs. Close's class read. Today, Monday March 5th four members assisted the students one-on-one reading and every student had an opportunity. When teachers encourage students to read it is because of their job; when parents encourage their kids to read that is them being parents but to the child when a business person takes time to come and help them read reading must be important. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Feb 28, 2012
At noon at Prante's on February 28 the club honored the Rotary Students of the Month for February 2012 named from all six of the high schools in Richland County. The students are nominated from the Junior class at each of the schools by the Faculty. As the school is much larger Wahpeton High School nominates three students each month.  The students invite a faculty member to attend with them (many faculty regard this invitation as an honor) and their parents. Each tells the members a bit about themselves and their plans and is then subject to a few questions from the floor. See the "Students of the Month February, 2012" tab on the left hand side of our home page to open the student's bios and pictures.
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Feb 23, 2012
One hundred and seven (107) years and going strong as of this evening USA Central Standard Time. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Feb 21, 2012
On Tuesday, February 21, 2012 the members of the Rotary Club of Wahpeton at their Club Assembly elected their 2012-13 fiscal year officers. The incoming President (elected last year) will be Daily News Advertising Manager Pamela Marquart. City of Wahpeton Finance Director Darcie Huwe was elected as the President-Elect (President for 2013-14). The Vice-President will be Wahpeton School Board Superintendent Rick Jacobson and the Secretary will be Smith Motors’ Sales Consultant Jeff Christopherson. Elected to the position of Treasurer was Daniel P. Reilly, Consultant at the Small Business Development Center. The current President Pam Erlandson congratulated all of the elected officers; ah; you still have four months Madam President. Pam Marquart
 Darcie Huwe
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Feb 07, 2012
The focus was on future community projects and the discussion was based on the concepts that came out of the club vision process in 2010..
Initially the discussion was who we might partner with. The mentioned included; The City; the Convention and Visitor's Bureau, the Park District, the Arts Council, the School Board, United Way and other service clubs.
Our annual projects: The Community Blood Screening and Backpack to Briefcase Project a North Dakota State College of Science project that we assist with were recognized. The consensus was that our tripartite "Fill The Bus" food drive for the Richland-Wilkin Food Pantry done last summer was very successful and we wished to include it with our annual programs. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Feb 07, 2012
For security reasons there will be no posting of today's program. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Jan 31, 2012
For many years now the primer social event of the winter season in the Wahpeton Breckenridge area has been the North Dakota State College of Science's "Dreams Auction". During their regular meeting at Prante's on January 31, 2012 the Wahpeton Rotary heard from The NDSCS Alumni Foundation Donor Development Manager Kim Nelson and her sidekick Foundation Staffer Art Grochiow the details of this Aprils extravaganza to be held the evening of April 13, 2012 at the Clair T. Blikre Activities Center. The auction now raises in excess of 100 K dollars annually for student scholarships and academic programs. 
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Jan 24, 2012
Please check out the Student of the Month brochure (see download tab on left side) for bios and plans. The group being honored this time was larger than normal to include the three students from Wahpeton High School from December who were writing tests at the time of their luncheon. In the photograph from left to right: Joel Lysne, Chairman New Generations Committee Wahpeton Rotary; Taylor Oster (Lidgerwood); Sarah Thiel (Richland 44); Thomas Haberman (Wyndmere); Karissa Krump (Hankinson); Megan Klosterman (Wahpeton - Dec.); Brady Church (Fairmont); Shannon Thompson (Wahpeton - Dec.); Seriann Birchem (Wahpeton); David Evers (Wahpeton); Elisha Banjurpua (Wahpeton - Dec.); Michael Withuski (Wahpeton). |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Jan 17, 2012
The cloud is an advertising gimmick of software creators. NO!! A cloud is a visible mass of water droplets in the sky, correct? Well maybe! Under the heading “The Status of Technology” MinDak’s network administrator Dennis Knudson explained the concept of the cloud to the members of the Wahpeton Rotary at their regular meeting Tuesday, January 17th at Prante’s . 
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Jan 10, 2012
At their regular club meeting noon January 10th members heard about bullying from Senior High School Guidance Counselor Leslie Limbke. She talked about the various forms of bullying: the traditional physical bullying that most are aware of but also the verbal, psychological and cyber bullying. Some are gender based with males more likely to physically bully and females more likely to psychological (the long stare) bully or verbally bully. Cyber bullying is the new entity and can hurt both the victim (posting very hurtful comments or "facts" as the person believes they are anonymous) and the bully (anything you post can be traced to you and may come back to haunt you in future years). This can even lead to "cybercide" or suicide due to cyber bullying. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Jan 02, 2012
 On January 2, 2010 the club members heard about winter driving techniques from ND Trooper Keith Huwe. His basic message: "The best safety equipment is between your ears". Not to utilize cruise control if there is any chance roads might be slippery, to slow down, how to correctly use ABS brakes and their advantage, utilizing safety equipment such as seat belts (one is eleven times as likely to survive a crash wearing belts than not; plus remaining sober and awake were his other key points. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Dec 20, 2011
The members of the Rotary Club of Wahpeton were pleased to honor our Students of the Month for December 2011 at a luncheon on Tuesday December 20th at Prante's. Many of the students family and faculty were in attendance. Absent were the honorees from Wahpeton High School and Lidgerwood High School due to their final exams being underway. Those students will be honored with the January 2012 students. The full list, bios and pictures are available using the lefthand tab to "Student of the Month December 2011" under "Downloads".
Seen in this photograph from left to right are Rotarian Joel Lysne, New Generations Chair; from Richland 44 H.S. Alex Paczkowski; from Fairmont H.S. Alexis Hubrig; from Wyndmere H.S. Kari Mindeman; from Hankinson H.S. Sam Mauch and Club President-Elect Rotarian Pam Marquart.
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Dec 13, 2011
The Wahpeton Rotary Club members were entertained at their regular meeting Tuesday December 13th by the Wahpeton High School Swing and Choral Choirs under the direction of Dean Aarnodt.  |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Dec 06, 2011
The Rotary Club of Wahpeton, N.D. held its annual holiday progressive dinner on the evening of December 6, 2011. The evening started by members congregating at the Red Door Art Gallery on Dakota Ave. for hors d'oeuvres. Following that the members broke up into small groups each assigned to a host family. Prante's Restaurant catered the whole event so the host did not need to cook: Pictured here are the group at Keith and Rotarian Darcy Huwe's home.
The last step in the evening was pie at Norma Nosek's home. Who knew that Ed was such a "chick magnet"? A great evening enjoyed by all. Everyone's thanks to the convener, Community Service Chair Renelle Bertsch.
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Dec 03, 2011
The Northstar Division of the Rotary Leadership Institute graduated its first class in St. Cloud, MN on Saturday December 3, 2011. Two club members, Marilyn and Tully Chambers, were Faculty for that class. For more information and pictures go to your Facebook page and put "Northstar RLi" in the search box and then press enter. Yes it is a lowercase "i".
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Nov 29, 2011
November 29, 2011 was the club's quarterly Club Assembly when officer's, director's and chair's reports are received and the members do that business of the club that they are responsible for. Pictured are By-law committee members Marilyn and Dick presenting the first draft of the by-laws revision (the first since 2006). Many members are to be congratulated for actually reading (and thus having input into the process) the draft circulated last week by e-mail. The rewrite process will continue based on members input. By-laws are hoping that the club will be able to complete the process soon so that, combined with the club vision results, the club might proceed with strategic planning. The major revision to the bylaws is the adoption of the "Pillars" organization for the club replacing the older "Avenues of Service". In preparation for this the club has experimented with several organization models over the past few years. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Nov 25, 2011
Friday morning November 25, 2011 was one of several days that members of the Rotary Club of Wahpeton, N.D. volunteered to ring bells for The Salvation Army at EconoFoods. Pictured below Club president Pam Erlandson greets a donor. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Nov 23, 2011
These to the Circle of Nations school in Wahpeton where Rotarians Jeff Kleven and David Nelson presented dictionaries last week.  |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Nov 16, 2011
The Rotary Club of Wahpeton gives dictionaries to every Grade Three student in Richland county each year. On November 16th Project Manager Rick Jacobson was in Wyndmere with Club President Pam Erlandson to hand out dictionaries to Ms. Rae Hosford's Grade Three Class. The second photograph is of the Grade Four class getting their dictionaries as they were inadvertently missed last year. The Rotary Club of Wahpeton has been doing this project under the direction of Vocational Chair Jeff Kleven for several years . Through Jeff this club brought the program to North Dakota.  |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Nov 17, 2011
Chaired by President Pam Erlandson, the Board of Directors of the Wahpeton Rotary Club had their regular monthly (third Thursday of each month) meeting at Prante's at noon on November 17th.  |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Nov 15, 2011
Wahpeton Attorney Simone Sandberg addressed club members and guests on "Basic Legal Documents" at the regular club meeting at noon on  November 15, 2011. Her focus was the need to keep together in a secure location all of the relevant files needed to settle and estate. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Nov 08, 2011
During the regular club meeting at Prante's Tuesday November 8th Club Foundation Director Kim Nelson spoke on The Rotary Foundation (TRF - no not Thief River Falls). Initially she spoke of the history of TRF that was started by then President of Rotary International Arch C. Klumph as an endowment fund in 1917. It was renamed The Rotary Foundation in 1928. She spoke of the club's involvement both with the annual fund and with the Matching Grants (Honduran Medical Repair van; Guatemala Literacy and Korean Ambulance projects as recent examples), Group Study Exchanges and other programs. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Nov 01, 2011
Marie Goerger, an impressive senior from Wyndmere High, was the Wahpeton Rotary Club's 2011 student at the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) camp in Crookston, MN this past summer. On Tuesday November 1, 2011 she spoke to the Wahpeton Rotary Club about her RYLA experience during their regular meeting at Prante's restaurant. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Oct 25, 2011
The Rotary Club of Wahpeton honored eight Richland County high school juniors as October Rotary Student's of the Month at a luncheon in their honor at Prante's Tuesday noon October 25, 2011. Please click on "Student of the Month - October, 2011" in the downloads tab on the left side of our home page to view the entire pamphlet and bios. Using criteria set by the Wahpeton Rotary Club the eight students were selected by their teachers. With faculty and parents present each got to tell us a bit about themselves and answer questions from the Rotarians.
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Oct 25, 2011
For several years now the Rotary Club of Wahpeton has provided a chemical and blood cell screening for the community in co-opertion with Saint Francis Healthcare Campus (hospital), Essentia Health and Sanford Health (medical clinics). Medicare and insurance companies had started disallowing charges for "screening" requiring an appropriate know diagnosis be attached to the requisition for any blood test. 
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Oct 18, 2011
Making her team the focus Jana Passa, North Dakota State College of Science Volleyball coach spoke to the Wahpeton Rotary Club meeting at noon on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at Prante’s. With the majority of her team and Assistant Coach Amy Coppin in attendance she spoke of their 23 and 4 record this year with no conference losses. The team has had a winning record each year since the late 1970’s. She talked in particular about their Academic All-American status an achievement that they have done the last four of five years. At the game against Bottineau Wednesday evening the team will wear pink uniforms in support of breast cancer awareness. They have also started a “Panties in a knot” program to support girls in Somalia. Donating a new pair of panties will get you free admission to a game. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Oct 11, 2011
Getting your “shots” (immunizations) can save you a lot of trouble and maybe even your life was the message that Darlene Holtz the RN Clinical Supervisor at Sanford Health Wahpeton had for the Wahpeton Rotary Club at noon on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 during their regular meeting at Prante’s. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Oct 04, 2011
Making no apologies for the last minute wins of his Cardiac Kids NDSCS Wildcat football coach Chuck Parsons spoke to the Wahpeton Rotary on Tuesday, October 4, 2011. He emphasized the three areas that are stressed in the NDSCS football program: 1) Community – good citizenship and being a part of this community 2) Academics – increasingly the NCAA is emphasizing that the students must have adequate grades to play and 3) Football. He spoke of the problems of having depth when as a smaller college NDSCS has 85 players on the roster as opposed to large colleges such as DuPage (Illinois: Chicagoland) with 185 players on theirs. Definitely one of the advantages to a player of coming to Wahpeton is, according to Coach Parsons, that there are not all of the big city distractions so the students have more time to study. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Sep 27, 2011
Wahpeton Rotary honors eight amazing students from Richland County high schools. The students are all juniors and Wahpeton High School as it is relatively larger has three.
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Sep 26, 2011
This is definitely a WOW!!!! Final totals – drives I (Wal-Mart); II (EconoFood) and III (Jubilee): 8,769 pounds of food – that’s 4.38 TONS folks! $ 2,184 cash donations that the food pantry will translate into more food |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Sep 20, 2011
From solar powered trash compactors to single point-of-contact service and strange microbes Waste Management's Public Sector Service manager Paul Kalibabky addressed the Rotary Club of Wahpeton, N.D. at their regular noon meeting Tuesday, September 20th at Prante's.
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Sep 15, 2011
Not satisfied with the accomplishments to date President Pam Erlandson asked the Board to meet at their regular time of the third Thursday of the Month, September 15th despite just having met with the District Governor on Tuesday September 13th. The Board discussed multiple issues including updates on the work of the By-Laws Committee, the Strategic Planning committee and the Committee investigating the establishment of a 501C entity. Budget was discussed and the suggestions made by the District Governor at his visit. Several requests and fund raisers were reviewed. Secretary Carmen Plummer was authorized to proceed with obtaining quotes and other investigation needed to place a “Rotarian of the Year” plaque at the Hughes Shelter in Chahinkapa park as well as the club’s regular meeting spot, Prante’s Restaurant. The plaque would list all prior recipients ofthe “Rotarian of the Year” award. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Sep 13, 2011
Six multiple Paul Harris Fellows were awarded by District Governor Tom Riley during his club visit on September 13th. Receiving the Plus One awards, from left to right, were Club Secretary Carmen Plummer, Rotarian Suzanne Pehl and Club President Pam Erlandson. Past President David Nelson received a Plus Three Award but was not present to accept it. Past District Governor Tully Chambers received a Plus Seven award and Past President Norma Nosek received a Plus Eight award.
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Sep 13, 2011
While he was visiting the club District Governor Tom Riley inducted three club members as new Paul Harris Fellows. From left to right in the photograph these include Linda Hopkins, the Club Treasurer, Richard Geiselhart, the Immediate Past President and Rotarian Carolyn Hasse.
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Sep 13, 2011
During his visit to the club District GovernorTom Riley awarded Kim Nelson the club's "Rotarian of the Year" award. Based on a process of nominations by club members and then two rounds of secret ballot voting the name is a closely guarded secret until the award is made. The current Foundation Chair for the club Kim has been a Rotarian since September 8, 1989 and was Club President in 2007-08. She has held several other offices and positions in the club including being the Treasurer and more recently she is the Project Manager for the "Fill the Bus" project. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Sep 13, 2011
During his visit to the Rotary Club of Wahpeton,N.D., District Governor Tom Riley presented three Paul Harris Awards toindividuals who were not Rotarians but made major contributions to the Englishdouble Deck Bus project. Dan Keogh of the Red River and Western Railroadcontributed countless hours of labor over the nine years of the rebuildingproject. Some joked that it was at the behest of his wife, Rotarian andPast President of the club Donna Keogh. A second award went to TerryPehl, TLP Trucking, for his allowing the club to use their garage facility forthe last several years of the work. That award was accepted by his wifeRotarian Suzanne Pehl. The final of these awards went to the late GerryS. Beck, Tri-State Aviation, who initially purchased the old bus and movedit to Wahpeton before donating it to the Park District. His wife CindySchreiber-Beck was scheduled to accept the award on his behalf but at lastminute was unable to attend the ceremony. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Sep 13, 2011
District Governor Tom Riley visited the WahpetonRotary Club on Tuesday, September 13th 2011 accompanied by his wifeAnn. Recognizing the visit as a specialoccasion the club’s meeting venue was changed to the Hughes Shelter inChahinkapa Park, a shelter rebuilt by fund raising and sweat equity on the partof the Rotary Club of Wahpeton after the 1997 floods.(Photo credit: Miles Trump, Wahpeton DAILY NEWS)
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Sep 09, 2011
Dolores was an amazing humanitarian known to Rotarians who worked in the Santa Barbara area of Honduras. We celebrate her life.
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Sep 06, 2011
As with all of Rotary International the Rotary Club of Wahpeton, N.D. takes seriously its committment to child protection.
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The photo is of the Wahpeton Rotary club's Membership Director Jordan Ottorson and his wife Candace as they lead the way west on the upper deck of the big green double decker bus that Wahpeton Rotary rebuilt for the Park District. The August 17th adventure started on the bus whose top speed is 30 mph with Highway 13's maximum speed being 70 mph. Fifteen club members with their partners drove about 15 miles west of town to spend an evening at the Bagg Bonanza Farm. The curators gave us a tour of the farm now rebuilt to as it was in it's working days in the 1890 to 1950 era The Bonanza farms and the railroad spelled the end of much of the farming in the east. Had Willie Nelson been around he would have been having "Farm Aid" concerts in New England. After the tour we were treated to an amazing turkey dinner including the famously tasty Bagg Farm homemae pies. As hard as we all work particularly with the "Fill The Bus I" that day fun and fellowship is important.
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Sep 07, 2011
On August 17, 2011 the Wahpeton and the Breckenridge Rotary Clubs launched the "Fill The Bus" project to aid the Richland/Wilkin Food Pantry. That day the clubs collected 1,336 pounds of food an $ 670.00 cash for the pantry at the Wahpeton Wal-Mart. On September 1, 2011 "Fill the Bus II" collected 3,500 pounds of food and $ 1,202 in cash at EconoFoods in Wahpeton. "Fill The Bus III" is scheduled for September 26th at Jubilee Stores in Breckenridge. EconoFoods manager Barry Bower and two of his staff brought over one thousand pounds of food to the bus as their store's donation that day.
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| Posted by Robert Chambers
As they were working with us on"Fill The Bus I" on August 17th the Breckenridge club met at the Bremer Bank on the west side near the Wal Mart super center that noon. They gave up their lunch and when they returned to continue to help with the drive Breckenridge President Justin Neppl surprised Wahpeton's project manager Kim Nelson with a check for $ 125.00 (their lunch money) to go to the Richland-Wilkin Food Pantry.
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on Aug 23, 2011
Recall thesecond word in Rotary International? The Wahpeton Club has both participated in and helped fund the Latin American Rotary Aid (LARA) Foundation project trips to Honduras in which the Breckenridge Club has been very active. Over lunch at Prante’s Tuesday August 23, 2011 Mel Tangen of theBreckenridge Rotary Club told Wahpeton Rotarians of the work in Honduras. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Aug 02, 2011
The director of the Richland-Wilkin Food Pantry Karen Stroklund spoke to the Rotary Club ofWahpeton, N.D. at their noon hour meeting Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at Prante’sRestaurant. |
| Posted by Robert Chambers on Aug 01, 2011
On behalf of the District Governor Wahpeton President Pam Erlandson presented on July 26, 2011 a Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Camp award to the club for 20 years of service to RYLA. Accepting the award on behalf of the club was club member Norma Nosek. Norma was one of the charter members of the District's RYLA Board of Directors responsible for founding the club and remains active with the program both as the club's RYLA co-ordinator and sitting on the District's RYLA Committee.
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| Posted by Robert Chambers on May 09, 2011
On May 7, 2011 a long held dream of the Rotary Club of Wahpeton, N.D. came true when the 2003-04 President of the club (the year the project started), Jeff Cristopherson presented a symbolic key to the bus to Wahpeton Parks Board President Wayne Gripentrog. Originally conceived as a two year/ $ 50 K to 100K project it ran far over budget for time and far under budget for money. The latter was partially due to alot of in-kind donations and volunteer labor from Rotarians as well as many other companies and organizations in the communities.
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| Posted by Todd Gafkjen
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| Posted by Todd Gafkjen
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